2020-11-13 20:56 update: 2020-11-13, 23:32
Poland to start COVID-19 vaccinations. Fot. PAP/Andrzej Grygiel
The Polish government wants to give the first COVID-19 vaccines developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to high-risk groups, including senior citizens, medical personnel and the uniformed services.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the news after a Friday meeting with Pfizer representatives.
Poland to start COVID-19 vaccinations with high-risk groups
The Polish government wants to give the first COVID-19 vaccines developed by the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to high-risk groups, including senior citizens, medical personnel and the uniformed services.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the news after a Friday meeting with Pfizer representatives.
Morawiecki said that the distribution model of the COVID-19 vaccine was based on thorough calculations, which had been discussed on Friday in order to "launch the vaccination process as soon as possible."
"As soon as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the vaccine, Poland wants to be immediately ready to start vaccinating people," the prime minister said, adding that the government wanted the COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Poland at the same time as in western Europe.
"We want to start offering the first COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk groups, namely, our mothers, fathers, grandmothers, our senior citizens who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, as well as to medical personnel and the uniformed services," Morawiecki stated.
At the same time, the prime minister stressed that it was necessary to observe all safety regulations, namely self-distancing and mask-wearing, in order to limit the spread of coronavirus. (PAP)
